, son to the preceding, was born at Francfort on the Oder, towards the close of the seventeenth
, son to the preceding, was born
at Francfort on the Oder, towards the close of the seventeenth century, and died in 1755. He rose by his profound
knowledge of the civil law, to the post of minister of state,
and grand chancellor to the late king of Prussia. That
royal philosopher entrusted the baron Cocceius with the
reform of the administration of justice throughout his dominions. The “Frederkian Code,
” which this minister
compiled in 1747, proved him worthy of the choice of
his prince, and as much a philosopher as himself. Besides
this work, which is in 3 vols. 8vo, the world is indebted
to baron Cocceius for a Latin edition of “Grotius de jure
belli ac pacis,
” more ample than any that had before appeared, printed